The American MediterraneanMoffat, Yard, 1912 - 488 pages |
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... hands if we in turn would only oblige by shouldering his West Indian burden . Perhaps the fruit trade between the islands and the mother countries across the Atlantic in refrigerated steamers , which is just beginning , will save the ...
... hands if we in turn would only oblige by shouldering his West Indian burden . Perhaps the fruit trade between the islands and the mother countries across the Atlantic in refrigerated steamers , which is just beginning , will save the ...
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... hand of a world - power . The West Indian " advance " men , who are continu- ally preaching in Berlin and in Hamburg about the pos- sibilities of the Caribbean situation , commercial and po- litical , are quite right when they say that ...
... hand of a world - power . The West Indian " advance " men , who are continu- ally preaching in Berlin and in Hamburg about the pos- sibilities of the Caribbean situation , commercial and po- litical , are quite right when they say that ...
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... hands of President Roosevelt and Mr. Root , as shown in our dealings with Hayti and Santo Domingo , indi- cate with great clearness that any serious lapse into barbarism on the part of our near neighbours would call for the intervention ...
... hands of President Roosevelt and Mr. Root , as shown in our dealings with Hayti and Santo Domingo , indi- cate with great clearness that any serious lapse into barbarism on the part of our near neighbours would call for the intervention ...
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... hand , the local Danish authorities , beyond the sphere of influence of Prince Waldemar and his clique in Copenhagen , view the anomalous situation , On which has been created for them , with undisguised dis- THE CARIBBEAN WORLD 23.
... hand , the local Danish authorities , beyond the sphere of influence of Prince Waldemar and his clique in Copenhagen , view the anomalous situation , On which has been created for them , with undisguised dis- THE CARIBBEAN WORLD 23.
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... hand , the Government in Washington has taken cognisance of a state of war in the neighbouring republic by two extremely significant acts : by the note of April 14th , 1912 , signed by the Hon . Huntington Wilson , Acting Secretary of ...
... hand , the Government in Washington has taken cognisance of a state of war in the neighbouring republic by two extremely significant acts : by the note of April 14th , 1912 , signed by the Hon . Huntington Wilson , Acting Secretary of ...
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Page 475 - The Canal shall be free and open to the vessels of commerce and of war of all nations observing these Rules, on terms of entire equality, so that there shall be no discrimination against any such nation, or its citizens or subjects, in respect of the conditions or charges of traffic, or otherwise Such conditions and charges of traffic shall be just and equitable.
Page 404 - That the government of Cuba consents that the United States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty, and for discharging the obligations with respect to Cuba imposed by the treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumed and undertaken by the government of Cuba.
Page 405 - VII. That to enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, the government of Cuba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations at certain specified points to be agreed upon with the President of the United States.
Page 404 - That the government of Cuba shall never enter into any treaty or other compact with any foreign power or powers which will impair or tend to impair the independence of Cuba, nor in any manner authorize or permit any foreign power or powers to obtain, by colonization or for military or naval purposes or otherwise, lodgment in or control over any portion of said island.
Page 464 - ... this treaty or by reason of the operations of the United States, its agents or employees, or by reason of the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation and protection of the said Canal or of the works of sanitation and protection herein provided for, shall be appraised and settled by a joint Commission appointed by the Governments of the United States and the Republic of Panama...
Page 462 - The Republic of Panama grants to the United States in perpetuity the use, occupation and control of a zone of land and land under water for the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation and protection...
Page 465 - Panama and authorizes the New Panama Canal Company to sell and transfer to the United States its rights, privileges, properties, and concessions, as well as the Panama Railroad and all the shares or part of the shares of that company...
Page 461 - Colombia, and the sovereignty of such territory being actually vested in the Republic of Panama, the high contracting parties have resolved for that purpose to conclude a convention and have accordingly appointed as their plenipotentiaries, — The President of the United States of America, John Hay, Secretary of State, and The Government of the Republic of Panama, Philippe...
Page 475 - The canal shall never be blockaded, nor shall any right of war be exercised nor any act of hostility be committed within it. The United States, however, shall be at liberty to maintain such military police along the canal as may be necessary to protect it against lawlessness and disorder.
Page 404 - President is hereby authorized to "leave the government and control of the island of Cuba to its people" so soon as a government shall have been established in said island under a constitution which, either as a part thereof or in an ordinance appended thereto, shall define the future relations of the United States with Cuba, substantially as follows: "I.